Wayne State University Student Population

How many students at WSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Wayne State University has a total enrollment of 23,803 students, including 16,012 undergraduate and 7,791 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 9,557 male students (40.2%) and 14,246 female students (59.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 12,662 White students (53.2%) and 4,019 Black students (16.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 16,012 undergraduate students (67.3%) and 7,791 graduate students (32.7%).
• Class Delivery: 3,013 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 10,784 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - WSU's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 9,557 male (40.15%) and 14,246 female (59.85%) students are attending Wayne State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 67.09.

By class level, 16,012 (67.27%) are undergraduate students and 7,791 (32.73%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.01% are male and 58.99% are female, while among graduate students, 38.38% are male and 61.62% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 12,662 White, 4,019 Black, and 2,879 Asian students out of a total of 23,803 are attending at Wayne State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Wayne State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 66.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, WSU has 666 students under 18 years old and 82 students over 65 years old. There are 16,020 students under 25 years old, and 7,779 students over 25 years old out of 23,803 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 666 students are younger than 18 and 40 students are older than 65. WSU has 13,558 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,451 students aged 25 and over.

It has 2,462 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,328 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Wayne State University, 3,013 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 10,784 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,822 students who live in Michigan or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 191 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 16,012 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,359 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.49%.995 students have transferred in as full-time status and 364 students transferred in as part-time status.